 Item Number – SCP-026 Object Class – Euclid Special Containment Procedures – SCP-026 is to remain securely locked and boarded up at all times, when there is no research ongoing. Alarms are set to alert the Foundation in case of entry by civilians or other agencies. Description – SCP-026 is a three-story public school building. It has two wings connected to a central foyer. It was declared condemned in… After it was found the floor plan didn't match up to the building's blueprints. It came to the Foundation's attention after several disappearances in the area were linked to visits to the abandoned building. The following text has been struck through. The building demonstrates spatial anomalies. Its internal space is much greater than the external surface of the building would allow. Hallways display variable length, while stairways have differing numbers of steps going up or down. The number of rooms off the hallways changes each time they are counted. Attempts to reach the far ends of the hallways have met with failure thus far. Entrance through the fire escapes located at the ends of the hallways leads to doors approximately midway down the length of the halls. End of strike through. There is considerable graffiti on the interior walls of the school. Most appear typical, including gang signs, names, and street art. However, the graffiti fades and reappears, changing location. Writing on chalkboards and bulletin boards changes in a similar fashion. Subjects typically found range from standard school subjects, mathematics, literature, biology, to more esoteric subjects, such as quantum entanglement, and eugenics. One researcher reported one board detailing information about SCP, but photographic evidence showed only a blank slate. The phrase, the children used to sing, has appeared multiple times in various places throughout the building, but there is currently no explanation for its significance. A number of unconscious subjects have been found in the building, mostly of high school age, ranging from 12 to 18. They are dressed in accordance to the school's dress code, circa... Several have been identified as former students or faculty of the school who disappeared after the school shut down. And in at least one case, more than 10 years after the closure. It is currently unknown how they were transported back into SCP-026. All attempts to wake the subjects while inside the building have failed. On being removed from the grounds of SCP-026, the subjects wake abruptly. They experience a period of confusion, before dying from extremely rapid dehydration, followed by advanced decomposition. No useful intelligence has been recovered from the subjects to date. The inability to wake subjects extends to those who fall asleep on the grounds of SCP-026. Though the rapid dehydration only seems to affect those who have been found on the grounds of the school, see Incident Report 026-12. Note 026-A. Robotic explorations and video feeds have shown that the apparent spatial anomalies are caused by changes in the perceptions of observers, rather than actual spatial phenomena. For this reason, SCP-026 does not require the expertise of Mobile Task Force Ro8, roadside picnickers, at this time. Update, further exploration has shown that some spatial phenomena do occur. See the exploration logs for more details. Note 026-B. The contents of notepads, books, and pieces of paper have been observed to disappear, only to reappear on surfaces within SCP-026. New writings have appeared, mostly drawn from graffiti or textbooks. Cautions should be exercised in bringing documents onto the grounds of SCP-026. Note 026-C. Several Class D personnel exposed to SCP-026 have disappeared from Foundation Control, only to reappear inside the anomalous building. The subjects in question had previously complained of dreams, identical to those experienced by Agent Malick. Report 026-12. During a routine security check of SCP-026, Agent Malick was found unconscious by his partner, Agent Jones, in the main foyer. Initial attempts at rousing Agent Malick were ineffective, so he was moved for transportation to site- upon leaving the grounds of SCP-026, he woke abruptly in a state of agitation. When questioned, he revealed that he had been dreaming of a classroom setting. This dream has been consistent throughout all subjects who have fallen asleep within the grounds of SCP-026. Interview Log 026-01. Interview with f*****g former principal at SCP-026. Agent, thank you for your time, Mr. F*****g Principal, not at all. If there's one thing I have plenty of these days, it's time. Agent, so, let's get down to business. You were principal of f*****g back in f*****g, is that correct? Principal, yes, that's right. Agent, what can you tell us about that? Principal, well, you've heard the stories, I'm sure. Folks say it was haunted. I don't know about that, but things did seem strange toward the end. Agent, tell me about them. Principal, let's see. There were the stairs, of course. You've heard about that, right? People would count 15 coming up and 16 coming back down. I'm sure there was a trick to it, like an optical illusion, but I never could figure it out. And we had a history book that turned up completely blank. I suppose these seem rather tame, but you know how it is. Little things add up. People tell stories. Agent, tell me about the dreams. Principal, the dreams. Oh, yes. People were complaining about nightmares. Mostly students, but a few of the staff as well. It was always about school never ending. We joked about it at first, but more people talked about it. I didn't put much credence into it, but, well, when we found the blueprints didn't match up with the school, it seemed easier to just move to a new building. The schoolhouse was old anyway, and we wanted a fresh start. And, just like that, things seemed to settle back to normal. Agent, I see. Is there anything else you'd like to add? Principal, hmm. It's not really much, but maybe we'll make a nice footnote in that book you're writing. I still sometimes have dreams about being in my office, back at the old schoolhouse. Sometimes I'm just doing paperwork. Sometimes I'm talking to someone, but it's always back behind the desk, just like old times. But gradually, I noticed something's a bit off. The bell's ringing, but I don't hear anyone in the hallway. No students hurrying in or out of the classroom. No chatter. No footsteps. Nothing but the bell. And it doesn't stop. The crazy thing is that I never notice it's a dream until then. I've been retired for ten years, but until I notice the bell, I think everything's normal. Crazy, isn't it? Agent, I think it's very interesting. Thank you very much. If you think of anything else, don't hesitate to give me a call. Principal, anytime. Interview log 026-08. Doctor, please have a seat. Agent Walker, thank you. Doctor, let's get down to business. I understand you're requesting a transfer out of fieldwork. Would you like to talk about that? Agent Walker, and rather not. Doctor, it's your choice. However, I can't approve a transfer without reason. Agent Walker, look, I… You've seen my record. You know I worked on 26, right? Doctor, I've read the report. Agent Walker, I was there the first time we took one of the sleepers out. A lot of them were adults when they disappeared, but they're kids again when we find them. So, I see this sixteen-year-old boy just kind of shrivel away. I had nightmares that night. Doctor, you're supposed to report any unusual dreams after contacting a potentially mind-altering phenomenon. Agent Walker, it hadn't been declared a mind screw yet. We just thought it was a weird space thing. We were just watching it until the picnickers got there. And it was a shock, you know? We weren't expecting anything like that. Anyway, I got over it quick enough. I'd seem worse. I once had a guy melt while I was holding on to him. Doctor, I see. What happened next? Agent Walker, nothing for a while. I went in a couple of times, but didn't see anything too weird. But, look, I know I should have reported it. But one of my buddies had just been disappeared after getting touched by some weird SCP, and I don't want it to happen to me. Doctor, you've been affected by an SCP. Agent Walker, I… Yeah, it was a week later. I was dozing in the back of the van, and I started dreaming. Doctor, can you describe this dream? Agent Walker, just like the others. You've read the reports, right? Doctor, pretend that I haven't. For the record, Agent Walker. Agent Walker, alright. I'm in a classroom. It's just like one of the ones in 026. But new. Not falling apart. I knew the teacher's name. I knew who was sitting by me, even though I'd never seen most of them before. The bell started ringing, but no one moved. I raised my hand, but the teacher didn't notice. Finally, I tried to leave, but the door wouldn't open. Then I noticed something strange with my hand. It had color. Everything else was black and white. But I felt like I was the one who was… wrong? Out of place? And that's when I woke up. The van was leaving. No one else noticed I'd been asleep. Doctor, and you didn't think to report this. Agent Walker, like I said, I was scared. And this was before they found Malik. I figured it was just another nightmare. Nothing weird. And after Malik had his dream… well, they didn't do anything with him. So I figured it wasn't a big deal. Doctor, he was put on observation. You should have been as well. For your own safety and for the safety of others. Agent Walker, you paper pushers think it's all so easy, don't you? Sitting behind a desk all day? You don't know what it's like. Well, things aren't so clear out there. Not when you're the one hunting talking cats in a sewer or waiting to see if you're the one who's not going to come back this time. Agent Walker was visibly distressed. It was several minutes before he calmed down enough to continue the interview. Agent Walker, anyway, it wasn't until later that we connected the dreams with the sleepers. Not until they found those Class D's on the second floor. Still, I thought I might be okay. I wasn't actually inside of 26 when I dreamed. I wasn't sure until the dreams started. Doctor, you're having reoccurrences? Agent Walker, yeah. I started six months ago. It's the same dream. But each time, it takes me a little longer to notice it isn't real. And when I look at my hands, they're a little more gray. End interview 026-31. Note, Agent Walker has since been given a Class A amnesiac and returned to field work. Exploration logs 026-4. Exploration conducted by Agent- All right. I'm walking into the lobby. Walls are mostly bare concrete, a little paint here and there. Graffiti everywhere. A few beer bottles, some other trash. Looks like just another abandoned building. Okay, I'm making my way up the stairs. More graffiti on the walls. Okay, I'm going into the hallway. The peeling paint is kind of creepy. Looks like some sort of sheet fungus. Reminds me of- The doors are kind of weird. Some are really close, others are far. Really irregular spacing. Doesn't match up with the blueprint you showed me. Okay, here's a classroom. Pretty empty. Some old desks. Real old, like they had in the 30s. The chalkboard's got a few math problems on it. Looks like trig. Okay, I'm going to check out another room. Back in the hallway. Heading to the next room. Desks look more modern in this room. Made from particle board. More posters here. Looked to be from the 80s, I'd say. I recognized some of them from when I was a kid. Looks like Latin on the chalkboard. Yes, I'm taking pictures. Okay, back in the hallway. Heading to the next room. Several minutes of silence. There's something really screwy with this place. I could swear the room was just a few feet away, but it feels like I've been walking for hours. Anyway, I'm here. We've got sleepers. Three of them. Two girls and a boy. They look to be around 14, 15. They're all wearing the same uniform. Yeah, just like you showed me. Hang on a minute while I take some pictures. At least we can figure out who they are. The furniture is pretty old looking. What's left of it? A lot of broken chairs and desks. Nothing on the walls. Chalkboards. The hell? You're not going to believe this. It's got agent where it's notes up there. In her handwriting even. We're going to have to be really careful what we bring in here. Yeah, I've got pictures. Don't worry. Okay, I'm going to check one more room and then I'm out. Back in the hallway now. Heading for the next room. Another anomaly. I've been going the same direction this entire time, but I'm back at the stairs. Yeah, I'm just going to head down. I've had enough of this place for one day. I'll meet you at the door. The developed photos revealed exploration log 026-12. Carried out remotely using a robotic drone via video feed, exploring the first floor hallway. The hallway appeared in poor condition with graffiti on the walls. Comparison with previous videos shows the graffiti has changed. Many of the same signs were present, but in different positions. Some seemed new. Doors were uniformly spaced on the wall. Some were intact, while others were cracked or missing entirely. First room in the hallway was the girl's bathroom. More graffiti on the walls. Several broken mirrors. A toilet had been removed from the wall entirely and placed in the center of the room. There was a great deal of porcelain and glass on the floor. The next room over was the boy's bathroom. This was skipped in favor of exploring the classrooms. The first classroom had no furniture. The chalkboard was broken in two. On one side of the board, there was a set of lines reading, I will not pass notes during class. Sick. The other side had fragments of a lesson on there was one poster on the wall depicting Helen Keller. The second classroom was well furnished with the largest number of intact desks to date. Mostly made from wood and steel in a style used in the 1950s. There were two sleepers found that had not been reported in previous sweeps of the building. The first was a male teenager in a student's desk. Comparison with file 026-04 revealed him to be a former student of the school. He was reported missing 10 years after the school closed down at age 28. The other was a woman in her mid 30s sitting behind the teacher's desk. Her identity is still unknown. The chalkboard had a timeline of World War two, overlaid with an intricate piece of graffiti. The third classroom had 15 particle board desks in various states of disrepair. A map on the back wall was consistent with the socio-political conditions of 1974. A bookshelf had collapsed and spilled a set of encyclopedias onto the floor. The robot was then guided to the end of the hallway and back to the entrance. There was no sign of spatial anomalies at this time. Exploration logs 026-15. Exploration conducted by agent accompanied by a robotic drone. Okay, I'm in. Lobby looks like it always does. Probably some graffiti drift. Here comes the robot. The lobby was compared to previous videos. Some differences in the graffiti were noted. Otherwise, no significant changes. I'm heading upstairs now. Goddamn the robot's heavy. How much crap did you load on it? You could have warned me. Gonna rest a second on the second landing. Video coming in alright? Cool, cool. First set of stairs was navigated without trouble. The second floor hallway appeared similar to the first floor hallway, though with less debris. I've caught my breath, heading up to the third floor, which there was a guardrail. Next time it might be easier to carry the robot in the gear separately and load it in once it's up. The gear is pretty idiot-proof. I think I could probably figure it out. Damn thing must weigh over 100 pounds. There, on the third floor now. I count 12 doors. Weird spacing. That last door's got to be at least 100 yards down. This place is pretty messed up. Rangefinder showed the hallway was approximately 45 meters long. Five doors on each side, evenly spaced, with one more door at the end of the hall. 11 total. I'm heading in. There's not as much graffiti up here. A bit of debris. I'm opening one of the doors. Janitor's closet and, hey, we've got a janitor. He's sleeping, standing up. That's new. Mail seems to be in his mid-50s. Name tag says, couple old broomsticks. What's left of a mop? Looks like rats have been nesting in here. They've shredded one of his pant legs, but looks like they didn't touch the sleeper himself. What? You want samples? Sure. Wouldn't be the weirdest thing I've picked up for this job. Okay, I think that's it. Comparison with file 026-4 revealed the sleeper to be former janitor in SCP-026. Later analysis of the rat feces revealed recommended future exploration teams wear biohazard gear. Here's a classroom. No, no sleepers. Couple of desks intact. The rest look pretty bad. Looks like someone took a sledgehammer to the place. No, wait, I stand corrected. Baseball bad. It's leaning against the corner. There's about half a case of beer here, full cans. Looks like they left in a hurry. Hey, get the robot to face the board. There's something I want you to see. Looks like Latin to me. Could be significant. Get someone to translate it. It might be a clue to what's gone down here. The Latin was found to be a series of sentences showing different conjugations of the verb vendir to sell. All were found in Latin primer, a textbook formerly used by the school. The baseball bat was aluminum. An analysis of the fingerprints was inconclusive. Okay, next classroom. Desks look fairly modern. 80s, I'd guess. Chalkboard's got a quote from Nicholas Nickelby on it. Yes, I'm sure. It says right there on the board. The sun does not shine upon this fair earth to meet frowning eyes. Depend upon it. Nicholas Nickelby by Charles Dickens. There's an apple on the desk. Looks fresh. I'm tossing it into the drone. Okay, I'm looking out the window. Hey, are you guys still out there? Because I see kids in the schoolyard. I don't see the van or any of you. Yeah, second classroom on the right. You see me? Weird. The apple appeared fresh on the video feed. However, when removed from the samples bin, it was in an advanced state of decomposition. The drone's feed through the window showed the foundation van on the ground, and the research team looking up at the window. No children were seen in the schoolyard. Okay, you want me to head down the hallway? All right, let's see if I actually make it this time. Not holding out any hopes. Walking forward, it looks 10 feet to the next door, which would actually put it in the last room. But who's counting? I'm still here. I'm just farther than it looks. Feels like I've been walking at least a couple of hours. I'm almost there. I'm just going to take a breather. I, okay, this is wrong. I've stopped moving, but now I'm going backwards. The hallway is moving past me. Shit, I just saw the door move past me. I'm moving forward again. That's better. Okay, I'm almost there. One last dash and I should make it. And I'm back with the robot. I knew it wasn't going to work. There's no way to get there. I'm telling you. The video feed showed the next door was 30 feet away. The total elapsed time from one door to the next was five minutes, in which time agent meander toward the end of the hallway. No anomalous activity was observed while he was standing still. When he neared the end of the hallway, agent turned around and quickly returned to the beginning of the hallway. Okay, I hear you. I've got my eyes closed. I'm walking forward. Left, got it. Going straight, correcting left again, correcting right now. Okay, this is going a lot faster. Okay, correcting right. Yes, right. I heard you. God damn it. I am going right. Okay, left. No, it is not the same direction. Look, if you think it's that easy, just send the robot in. The robot was able to reach the end of the hallway with no problems. Agent attempted to follow, but was unable to keep a straight line to the end of the hallway. Just go ahead and send the bot in. I'm not going to try again until we have a better idea of what's in there. Something's keeping me out of there. We should figure out what it is before anything else. Look, if you want to know that badly, go yourself or request some class Ds. I'm not going in. Deal with it. At this point, the robot opened the door and crossed the threshold into another hallway, running perpendicular to the first, 30 meters in length. No doors were visible. A single window was observed, but was situated too high for the view outside to be visible. The walls were free of graffiti. The left was a dead end. While the right terminated in a left-hand turn, the robot turned right into the new hallway. After 10 meters, the unit's GPS showed it to be outside the building. Though the video feed still showed the hallway, it continued to the end of the hallway and turned left. Agent was just ahead, at the beginning of the original hallway. Turning the camera behind the robot showed only the stairwell, with no sign of the second hallway. The unit's GPS showed it by Agent's position at this time. I see another classroom. I don't see the robot, though. I lost track after it went through the door. What do you mean it's outside? Did it go out through the window? Look, maybe the GPS is a screwy. Calm down. What do you mean turn around? What the hell am I- Oh f**k! Okay, that's enough. I'm calling it off for the day. We can come back after we get some class Ds in here. Item Number SCP-072 Object Class Safe Special Containment Procedures All known instances of SCP-072 are to be contained in a 3.5 meter by 4 meter holding cell. Access is allowed only during authorized testing procedures. Without prior approval from Senior Researcher Grant, no materials created for the purpose of being slept on are to be introduced into a 15 meter vicinity of the holding cell. Description Instances of SCP-072 were first discovered in an apartment building in F***** Michigan, after two local media reports on SCP-072's effects caused a local panic, which drew the attention of embedded Foundation Agent F*****. SCP-072 is a shadowy and translucent projection which resembles a 0.9 meter long hand, the fingers of which taper to a sharp point. Detailed recording of SCP-072 is difficult, as it does not manifest at light levels above 5 lux. Instances of SCP-072 have only been observed to manifest when a human, hereafter referred to as the subject, enters REM sleep while located in a bed infected by SCP-072 and leaves a foot or feet exposed to open air. If these conditions are satisfied SCP-072 will emerge from the foot of the bed and appear to use its pointer finger to tap on the subject's foot until they awaken. Subjects have reported that at this point they were unable to move, showing symptoms similar to sleep paralysis. This continues as long as SCP-072 is visible. SCP-072 will then use its pointed fingers to cut portions of flesh from the exposed parts of the subject's foot or feet. It will return to within the bed in between each removal, emerging without the collected material. This will continue until SCP-072 has taken all of the exposed foot or feet, stopping at the ankle. Though subjects exposed to SCP-072 report this process to be immensely painful, its paralytic effects render them unable to scream or call for help. It is unknown if manifestations of SCP-072 feed on the collected material or use them for some other purpose. As long as the wounds are properly treated, SCP-072's effects are not fatal, but have been observed to cause psychological damage relating to sleep in the future. There is also a secondary effect. Any bed with an approximately 10 meter vicinity of a bed which manifests the effects of SCP-072 will also host an instance of SCP-072. Destruction of a bed affected by SCP-072 reveals no anomalous materials and no trace of biological material removed from subjects. Addendum. List of known SCP-072 objects. SCP-072-1, dash 2, and dash 3 recovered from original apartment complex. Three twin-sized beds which were located within 10 meters of one another. SCP-072-4, a king-sized four-poster bed, contaminated during SCP-072's time in sight of its temporary anomalous objects holding. SCP-072-5, a sleeping bag with bottom removed, introduced SCP-072-1 for testing. When D-2191 entered REM sleep in object, data expunged. SCP-072-5 not recommended for testing in future. SCP-072-6 and dash 7, beds introduced SCP-072-2 and later destroyed for examination. Remains of SCP-072-6 and dash 7 appear unaffected, but are to be contained until further studies may be completed. Item number. SCP-080. Object Class. Euclid. Special Containment Procedures. SCP-080 is to be contained in a 4 meter by 4 meter room with a smaller anti-chamber located on the south wall to provide researchers with access. On the north wall, an observation room is to be connected, overlooking the main room through a window with thick blackout curtains that release only when the door to the observation room is closed. No attempts should be made to remove SCP-080 from this enclosure at any time. No more than one 7 watt incandescent light bulb is to be illuminated in the main room at any time. Absolutely no device is capable of producing light should be brought into the room. Under no circumstances should anything be brought into SCP-080's containment room that has the ability to shroud, conceal, or otherwise hide SCP-080. Failure to adhere to this will result in disciplinary action. Description. It is unknown if SCP-080 has a physical mass or body as all attempts to interact with it physically have failed and have met with adverse effects. Researchers and personnel have described seeing SCP-080 as various shadows and humanoid effigies, with the only common attribute being two smoking eyes. It has come to the attention of researchers that SCP-080 induces uncontrollable drowsiness upon anyone entering its chamber. After approximately 30 minutes, any person observing it will be forced into REM sleep and may suffer irreversible psychological damage. This effect occurs even if SCP-080 is being observed from a separate room. If at any time SCP-080 finds a hide itself, such as in a cupboard, under a bed, covered in a sheet, etc. it will disappear entirely. Additionally, if any light enters SCP-080's containment room with a greater luminance than that produced by a standard children's nightlight, SCP-080 will instantly vanish. Both of these events are considered a containment breach and any personnel responsible for this will be severely reprimanded and possibly reassigned. Experiment 080-2-A. Date, 2001. Subject, D-081. Mail, 19 years old. Details, subject entered room containing SCP-080 at 1426. Begin log. Doctor, D-081. Do you see anything? D-081. No. It's pitch black in here. Subject is silent for several minutes. D-081. Did you just let something in here? It feels like something's watching me. Doctor, no D-081. We did not let anything into the room. D-081. What the f**k is that? D-081 is seen tripping and falling to the floor. Doctor, what do you see? D-081. This giant blackness, like someone just standing in the corner. Oh god, it's looking right at me. Let me out. D-081 proceeds to pound on the door leading into the anti-chamber. Doctor, it's looking at you. Please describe its physical appearance. D-081. I don't know. Oh god, let me out. I don't want to be in here. D-081 starts whimpering. Doctor, tell me what it looks like D-081. Then we can let you out. D-081. It, it looks like a figure, hunched in the corner. Doctor, is it a human? D-081. It's too big to be human. D-081 yawns. It's still looking at me doc. Still staring. Doctor, move closer to it. D-081 proceeds to move to the corner of the room, obviously experiencing difficulty staying on his feet. D-081. Its eyes look like vapor, just staring at me. Like it wants me to do something. D-081 falls to the floor again. Doctor, D-081 can you hear me? Subject is unresponsive for the next five minutes. End log. Subject presumably collapsed. Subsequently, no remains of D-081 were found, and it is assumed SCP-080 consumed D-081. Experiment 080-2-B. Date, 2000. Subject, D-082. Female, 30 years old. Procedure, subject was sent into room with SCP-080, with intent to physically interact with SCP-080. Details, subject entered room containing SCP-080 at 1735, under instruction of Dr. W... Begin log. Doctor, tell me what you see. D-082. I don't see jack s***. Why is it so dark in here? After several minutes. Holy s***, what is that? It's just standing in the middle of the room. Doctor, describe what you see. D-082. It's just standing in the middle of the room. I can make out two eyes, I guess. Doctor, could you please approach it and let us know if anything changes? D-082. I feel drowsy. Did you slip me something or what? Doctor, reach out and touch it. Tell me what you feel. D-082. You want me to touch that thing? Doctor. Yes, please proceed. After a few minutes of argument, it is presumed that D-082 proceeds to touch SCP-080. At this time, the subject becomes unresponsive. End log. Subject was found asleep in the corner of SCP-082's containment room. Subject appeared to suffer no physical harm during experiment. Subject was interviewed after medical staff deemed D-082 to be in good physical health. Experiment 080-3-C. Date, 2000... Subject, D-083. Male, 24 years old. Procedure, subject was sent into room with SCP-080, having been given a powerful amphetamine. Upon entering the room, subject was advised to tell researchers what he saw. Subject described a shadow-like figure in the center of the room. Subject was informed to stand still and inform researchers of any changes. Ten minutes into the experiment, subject began yawning and became noticeably frightened. Subject became uncooperative and attempted to escape the containment room. Upon failing to escape, subject announced an intent to harm SCP-080 and presumably attempted to attack it. Upon doing so, subject immediately collapsed. D-083's body was recovered from SCP-082's containment room soon afterwards, having apparently suffered a major heart attack. Upon collecting D-083's body, researchers described an intense feeling of unease, a feeling of being watched, as well as a more acute awareness of SCP-082's presence in the room. Interview log 080-1 Interviewed D-082 Interviewer, Dr. W. Forward D-082 was interviewed following an inconclusive experiment involving SCP-082, where the subject was secured in the room with SCP-082 for 37 minutes. Begin log. Doctor, please describe what you remember from the experiment. D-082 Doctor, later notes that D-082 had a spaced out expression and tone of voice. You told me to walk over to it and touch it. I didn't want to, I didn't. Doctor, what happened when you touched it? D-082, when I touched it? Have you seen that thing? Touch it. I couldn't move. It was staring at me and I just couldn't move. Doctor, you didn't respond for several minutes. What were you doing? D-082, becoming increasingly agitated. It just stared at me. I couldn't move. I couldn't breathe. D-082 starts to hyperventilate. Doctor, calm down D-082. Take a deep breath. Do you remember falling asleep? D-082, it just stared and stared. Not moving, but I felt something. I was on the floor and they were all over me. They're here. D-082 begins to scream and abruptly gets to their feet. No, they're trying to take me away. Back to that thing. I won't go back. You can't make me go back in there. D-082 lunges that Doctor is subsequently terminated. End log. Addendum 080A. On 2000, Doctor and his immediate staff have begun complaining of increasingly stressful dreams. As he has had the most interaction with SCP-080 thus far, it has been theorized that SCP-080 is somehow capable of some type of memetic effect on nearby personnel, even if not being directly observed. Addendum 080B. Following Doctor, his recent suicide, all personnel located in SCP-080's sector are to keep dream journals and are to inform sight psychologists if dreams become increasingly violent or nightmarish in nature. Addendum 080C. All staff are reminded that the blackout curtains in the observation room will not release if the door is not closed and that exposure time should not exceed 30 minutes for any reason. Addendum 080D. It has come to the attention of senior research staff that some researchers are unable to see SCP-080 and may be entirely immune to its effects. Any personnel that thinks they are incapable of perceiving SCP-080, please report for mandatory testing. Addendum 080E. It has been suggested following incident 081 that a Class D personnel be fed to SCP-080 once per month in order to neutralize SCP-080's effect on the mental health of on-site personnel. 05. Approved. Incident 081. On a planned observation was conducted by two senior researchers. The researchers entered the observation room and the blackout curtains were released. Believing the room to be safely shielded from SCP-080's effects, as it had in the past, the researchers began observing SCP-080. Approximately 40 minutes after observation began, both researchers suddenly fell asleep. Upon their retrieval, data expunged. It should be noted that following this incident, all on-site personnel that had reported suffering nightmares and feelings of unease had a good night's sleep and were generally in a more pleasant mood the following day. Note, all personnel are requested to stop referring to SCP-080 as The Boogieman. Dr. Roo. Item Number SCP-097 Object Class Euclid Special Containment Procedures SCP-097 is contained within the limits of the property where it was initially discovered, Zone SCP-097. The property is surrounded by an 8 meter tall concrete block fence, fitted with barbed wire and security camera systems. Satellite images of Zone SCP-097 are to be doctored, removing all traces of the area. Any and all new plant growth outside the containment area suspected to originate from within the SCP is to be sterilized through application of boiling saltwater and or incinerated. Absolutely all abnormal behavior is to be reported to Dr. Bridge within 10 minutes of occurrence. If any personnel or their families experience hallucinations or thematically related dreams outside of containment, they are to contact Dr. Bridge to schedule treatment. Localities surrounding SCP-097 specifically are to be monitored from the 1st of April until the 1st of November every year for affected civilians. Medical establishments dealing with sleep abnormalities are to be monitored for signs of SCP-097's influence. Civilians below the age of 16 encountered alone within 1 square kilometer of Zone SCP-097 are to be taken into Foundation custody and are to be treated with a Class B amnestic and returned home or the nearest police station. Personnel tasked with the return of civilians are to avoid public exposure. Each agent is to be assigned a cover story to follow if they do encounter civilians on route to their destinations. The morning after the 1st frost of the year, a team of 25 agents armed with agricultural tools are to enter SCP-097 and clear away the outer plant matter. This process is not to continue past dusk. Description SCP-097 is a 10-acre area of land in the state of in the Midwestern United States. It is the abandoned remains of the County Fair 1969, an area of approximately 2.3 kilometers squared or approximately 5.4 square miles. Structures within the SCP area exist in a state of moderate disrepair, consistent with the expected age and environment. At the center of SCP-097 lie the remains of a 1956 GMC pickup truck, the majority of which is crushed beneath a colossal pumpkin of unknown subtype, henceforth SCP-097-1. SCP-097-1 stands approximately 7.4 meters or 24.3 feet tall, an 8.1 meters or 26.8 feet in diameter at its widest. Current estimates put SCP-097-1 at approximately 15,000 kilograms or approximately 33,070 pounds. This pumpkin remains roughly spherical in shape, instead of spreading out under its own weight as would be expected of a plant of its size. The remaining portion of SCP-097, approximately 2 kilometers squared, is overgrown with several dozen varieties of pumpkins with over 70 subspecies yet identified and many previously unknown to agriculture. Many of these pumpkins have been shown capable of growing to enormous sizes, the average estimated weight being around 250 kilograms, average 550 pounds. These pumpkins, along with the other assorted crops, grow width, on, and around the remains of the 1969 fairgrounds, creating a maze-like arrangement of plant life. The average height of the walls within SCP-097 is 1.6 meters, though this may vary from year to year. Between April and November each year, the area within SCP-097 has produced a number of anomalous phenomena, ranging from benign to implicitly aggressive. To date, 17 agents have been severely maimed within SCP-097, eight having died. This is a general incident log for SCP-097 for the cycle between September 1st and November 1st. This is an abridged version. Please requisition full individual reports from Dr. Bridge. During this time, four civilian children were captured and returned to their families. Event 1. Cameras 3B, 4A, 4C, 5B view child, approximately four years of age. Walk between tangles of plant matter towards SCP-097-1 over an eight-minute period. Child appeared to be dragging a stuffed animal. Notes. Child appeared on footage during review period. No figure was viewed at the time of recording. Event 2. Human scream heard from within SCP-097, heard throughout the site. On-site personnel described it as possessing a small child's voice, sustained for approximately three minutes before stopping abruptly. Notes. Staff reported feeling as if they were being watched during the event. Event 3. Several bedsheet ghosts are seen throughout various security feeds throughout the day. Would only appear for approximately one to three seconds before vanishing again. Staff did not report seeing any anomalous entities firsthand. Notes. Patrols doubled for the remaining time in the SCP's cycle. Event 4. Unidentifiable singing is heard throughout the site, persisting for three hours before becoming silent. Recordings reveal song-like gibberish, with up to 30 individual children's voices singing at any time. Notes. Recordings archived for future study. Event 5. Agent McRoy cuts a pumpkin's vine with machete. Severed vine proceeds to bleed approximately 50 liters of human blood before shriveling. Notes. Blood type AB negative. No DNA match. Event 6. Overnight, two separate pumpkin patches grew into the rough approximations of human figures lying on the ground. Notes. Destroyed without incident. Event 7. Agent Long found decapitated, neck against a pumpkin. Notes. Disappeared on route to a restroom break. Event 8. All light bulbs on site burn out within a two-minute period. Notes. Critical areas repaired before nightfall. Event 9. Sudden shift noted in the location of several dozen gourd plants. Notes. Time and nature of actual event. Unknown. Event 10. Agent Cole accidentally damages and breaks pumpkin during weekly examination of SCP-097. Pumpkin splits open, revealing a complete human child's skeleton in the fetal position within. Notes. Female approximately five years old. No DNA match. Event 11. 29 freshly decapitated crows. Corvus brachyrincos. Found outside SCP-097's containment wall. Notes. None. Event 12. Matured pumpkin plant found to have replaced a potted plant growing inside Dr. Bridge's office. Notes. Indoor plants banned from the site. Pumpkin incinerated immediately. Event 13. Agent Matthews falls unconscious during patrol, and cannot be awoken until removed from property. Notes. Agent reported dreaming of autumn colors and the smell of leaves. Full recovery. Reassigned to desk work pending examination. Event 14. Research assistant Sturm reports overwhelming taste and scent of pumpkin permeating her senses. No other personnel report anomaly. Notes. Transferred off site. Examination pending. Event 15. Sounds of steady drums play throughout the day. From 00 to 2359. Notes. Source of sound unknown. Recordings archived for future study. Event 16. Male child. Approximately six years of age and clad in pajamas, seen climbing through corn stalks on the eastern end of SCP-097. Moving towards SCP-097-1. Notes. Lost to SCP-097-1. How the child was able to escape notice by personnel until after he was lost to the SCP is unknown. Event 17. All personnel within 3.6 kilometers of SCP-097-1 report hallucinations of orange haze and children's laughter. Notes. Personnel evacuated to a distance outside the area of effect. Personnel screened for mental interference. Event 18. All power and backup power to the area failed. Upon recovery, a number of pumpkins within SCP-097 were found to have changed into carved lanterns. Notes. It is unknown how SCP-097 generated and lit candles. Team 097 Alpha and Beta tasked to destroy lanterns after sunrise. Event 19. Team 097 Alpha reports seeing and hearing children playing among the flora within SCP-097. Recordings lack the entities expected from the reports. Notes. Children noted to be clad in pajamas. Teams pulled from SCP. Screened for mental interference. Event 20. Zea maze and Dorada kernels fall from the sky around SCP-097. Does not fall within containment walls. Notes. Area cleansed with flame units and replanted with non-native grasses. Pavement of outside area pending. Event 21. Research assistant O'Toole overcome with nausea and vomits pumpkin seeds. O'Toole did not eat pumpkin seeds previous to vomiting. Notes. Research assistant O'Toole transferred to site for examination. Seeds incinerated with prejudice. Event 22. Research assistant O'Toole reported to have died overnight. Autopsy reveals thoracic cavity was filled with pumpkin seeds. Notes. Body incinerated at site. All personnel scheduled for full physical examination. Event 23. Unintelligible whispering gibberish heard by fertile female personnel throughout the area when in view of SCP-097. Phenomenon continues throughout the day, continuing for the duration of SCP-097 cycle, i.e. until November 1st. Notes. Associated personnel removed from duty and scheduled for examination. Event 24. Headlights of vehicle underneath SCP-097-1 light and stay lit until daybreak. Notes. None. Event 25. Fruit trees within SCP-097 blossom over the course of five hours, beginning at roughly 700 hours. Flowers wither and fall soon after. Notes. None. Event 26. Pumpkins near south entrance to SCP-097 began spontaneously bleeding from the stem. Each continued bleeding for three hours. Notes. Blood type AB negative. No DNA match. Event 27. Several dozen unidentified spheres of red light viewed drifting above SCP-097 in surrounding area. When light was shown directly on the spheres, a piercing shriek was heard. Notes. Personnel called into the main building until the spheres dissipated at dawn. Event 28. Sounds of steady drums are recorded from within SCP-097. Drums persist for the following 12 hours. Notes. No source identified. Recordings archived for future study. Event 29. All strawberry plants within SCP-097 wither in unison. Notes. None. Event 30. Between 25 and 30 animate human skeletons of varying size are recorded breaking out of larger pumpkins within SCP-097. Skeletons traverse through SCP-097's flora to the northeast peach tree and hang themselves from its branches using lengths of grapevine, electrical cable, and decaying rope. Skeletons ceased anomalous behavior after pantomoming death by hanging. Death throws continued for approximately 23 minutes. Notes. Skeletons recovered after first frost. All appeared under 12 years of age. No DNA matches. Skeletons incinerated after examination. Addendum. Historical note. Prior to the construction of SCP-097's containment wall, instances of what are now known as SCP-217-11 were occasionally observed to form fragmented walls and at one point a near complete ring of 2171 around SCP-097's area of effect. This behavior ceased following the containment wall's completion. The purpose and implications behind this interaction are as of yet unknown. Effects of SCP-097 on children. In addition to its immediate effects outlined in event log SCP-097, SCP-097-1 appears to produce an undetectable signal towards children in an undetermined range. For clarity, children will refer to individuals up to the age of 10. Beginning in early April, civilian children within SCP-097's undefined range may be overcome with somnambulism on clear nights. Affected children will move around their homes, stopping to face closed doorways for several seconds before moving on to the next nearest doorway, eventually returning to bed. At first, this behavior will occur only once a week, beginning with only the doors on a single floor. This sleepwalking will become more frequent by mid-August happening every night. If forcibly awoken at any time during these episodes, they will scream for several seconds before succumbing to a degree of confusion. After an affected child is awoken in this manner, the effect will cease and the child will never show any further signs of SCP-097's influence. Over the course of two to three months, these episodes will become more thorough, affected individuals seeking out each doorway inside their home, as well as those on their household's property, such as garages, car doors, and fence gates. Eventually, they will begin visiting the front doors of neighbors. Beginning in September, affected children who have remained undisturbed during these episodes will begin to remain outside of sunrise, laying on grass near their homestead and returning to full REM sleep. Affected children may recall dreams centering around autumn activities. Between September 1st and November 1st, if the affected children have not been awoken during the preceding sleepwalking episodes, they will cease the previously established activity during the sleepwalk, and instead begin to walk directly towards SCP-097's location. They will travel over fields and down secondary roads, steadily moving towards SCP-097. Local geography consists mostly of undeveloped foundation-owned property, facilitating uninterrupted travel. Upon arrival at SCP-097, an affected child will sit down before SCP-097-1 and begin singing unidentifiable gibberish as music begins to play. While a number of instruments have been recorded, simple drums and pipes are the most consistently encountered. After several minutes, child-like entities will crawl out from tangled flora or break out of larger pumpkins within SCP-097. The children will be wearing whatever they were last seen with, most often pajamas or similar clothing. Many of these entities match those children known to be lost to SCP-097-1. The entities will surround the affected civilian child, dancing and singing in a circle, as SCP-097-1 begins to emit dim light. The affected child will awaken, normally expressing a great deal of terror. The instant any vocalization is produced, the entities will swarm and kill the child. Methods used are different in each instance, but usually involve dismemberment or strangulation. At this point, any and all efforts to interrupt the entities will fail, whether through breakdown of equipment, sudden intangibility of the subjects, or express violence on the part of SCP-097. After the death of the affected child, SCP-097-1 will split open and the entities will hurl the remains into it before climbing in themselves. SCP-097-1 will then close and the music will stop. Before the containment wall was erected, at least one children between the ages of 3 and 10 are known to have been lost to SCP-097. Item number SCP-122 Object Class Keter Special Containment Procedures SCP-122 is to be stored in a standard containment chamber containing a single electrical outlet. No personnel dormitories are to be constructed within 500 meters of the containment area. At no time should SCP-122 enter an unpowered state. Several redundant power systems are to be maintained and inspected regularly. In the event of SCP-122-1 manifestation, 35 members of site personnel assigned to enact containment are to be deployed outside the containment chamber. If it becomes hostile, procedure 99 Renmar is to be enacted. Due to the potentially disastrous side effects in the event of cross-contamination, at no point are SCP-122 and instances of SCP-3060 to be stored at the same facility. To enact procedure 99 Renmar, all subjects are to assume specific positions in and around the containment chamber in order to prevent a containment breach. Two subjects are to man a portable generator with which the equipment used in procedure 99 Renmar is powered. Three subjects are to be equipped with chemical irritants created as a byproduct of SCP-1837, which has been found to have an inhibitory effect on SCP-122-1 instances. After all instances of SCP-122-1 have been reduced to the point where entry is safe, five subjects are to enter the containment chamber and use an electrical extension cord from the generator to return SCP-122 to a powered state. These personnel are to be considered irrecoverable after entering SCP-122's containment chamber. Due to its effect, the remaining personnel are redundant. They will take the place of any incapacitated personnel. Description SCP-122 is a children's nightlight in the design of a stylized shooting star. When it is in a powered state, SCP-122 lets off between 14 to 20 lux. No manufacturer's mark is present on or within SCP-122's components. When in an unpowered state, SCP-122 will affect all subjects within a 500 meter radius of its location. When the subjects enter REM's sleep, they will move into a comatose state, in which they will remain, until SCP-122 is resupplied with power. While comatose, humanoid figures appearing to be composed of a black, slightly translucent mass will appear from any shadows around the subject. These figures are hereafter known as instances of SCP-122-1. Instances of SCP-122-1 exhibit signs of sapience and sentience, with physical abilities roughly equivalent to the affected subjects. They will attempt to locate as many human subjects as possible and expose them to SCP-122's effect. As more subjects are affected by SCP-122, its radius of effect will expand, with the maximum range seen in testing being over 2.7 kilometers. The SCP-122-1 instances will attempt to gather all sleep aids within the area of effect and apply them to the subjects. These objects have included insomnia medication, traditional medicines known to be used as treatment with insomniacs, pillows, blankets, mattresses and bed frames, media such as lullabies. When in a powered state, SCP-122 will affect the sleep patterns of all subjects within its radius. If a subject awakens from a state of REM sleep while within SCP-122's radius, they will display signs of insomnia and will complain of unusual dreams. Proposals to determine SCP-2840's effects on these dreams are currently pending approval. SCP-122 was discovered within the Linnell Children's Hospital after several reports of SCP-122-1 manifestations reached locally embedded agents. When the area was investigated, it was found that all subjects within the building had been affected by SCP-122. Recovered documents indicate that a patient brought SCP-122 when being admitted. However, no record of the patient's identity has been found. Agents secured SCP-122 with a portable power source and it was transported to Site-19. Addendum 122-B SCP-122 reclassified to Keter following incident 122-1, moved to armed reliquary containment area 2. Incident 122-1 On 11 instances of SCP-122-1 breached containment, causing the death of several members of Site personnel and numerous casualties. Following recontainment operations, SCP-122's containment procedures were put under review. During this review, security footage of several maintenance personnel tampering with SCP-122's chamber lock was discovered. When questioned, the subjects claimed that they had done so under duress, saying that a canary was not allowing them to sleep until they released SCP-122. Affected subjects were given class A amnestics and containment procedures were revised. Upgrade to Keter requested. Item Number SCP-210 Object Class Safe Special Containment Procedures The property containing SCP-210 has been designated as Site-19. The primary responsibility of guards on said site is to prevent entry by trespassers and maintain the cover story detailed in Document 210-1. The servants quarters adjacent to SCP-210 have been deemed safe for human habitation and may be used for on-site housing. A remotely controlled vehicle is to be sent into SCP-210 on a monthly basis to catalog any changes. Description SCP-210 is a two-story mansion flooded to a depth of 4.35 meters with an unknown fluid substance. The substance, designated SCP-210-1, possesses a refractive index nearly identical to water. This fluid is invisible from the outside of SCP-210 and does not flow out of SCP-210 if a door or window is opened. Any living creature that comes into contact with SCP-210-1 enters a sleep-like state and begins drifting through SCP-210-1 as if neutrally buoyant. Beings trapped in this manner are designated SCP-210-2 to date. Instances of SCP-210-2 have been cataloged by remote means. Instances of SCP-210-2 emit a constant stream of bubbles as if exhaling, despite no source of air being identified and subjects appearing to breathe as normal. Subjects have been noted to move through SCP-210-1 slowly as if dancing. It has not been determined if this is under the power of the subjects or of microcurrents within SCP-210-1. SCP-210 came to the attention of the Foundation when an agent embedded in the county police department received a number of related missing persons reports. Mobile Task Force Iota 12, Damn Feds, was dispatched to intercept the investigations. The disappearances were quickly traced to a party held at SCP-210 in 2000 with several subsequent disappearances resulting from persons undergoing private investigations. Two team members were lost on initial contact with SCP-210, the first when entering through the front door and the second while attempting to recover the first. The full documentation of this investigation can be found in Document 210-1. Addendum 210-1 Attempts to remove SCP-210-2 from SCP-210-1 have failed as instances of SCP-210-2 which reach the edge of SCP-210-1 will not travel any further. Instances of SCP-210-2 cannot be damaged. This property extends to clothing evidenced by remote attempts to harvest sample material. Furniture and other inanimate objects within SCP-210-1 behave as if in normal atmospheric conditions and may be removed from the residence. Removed items show no anomalies. Addendum 210-2 The remote observation of SCP-210 in 2000 was unable to locate SCP-210-2-7. Note, we have been completely unable to locate SCP-210-7 on subsequent observations. A request has been placed for tracking devices in case of further disappearances. Researcher B Item Number SCP-210-2 Object Class Euclid Special Containment Procedures SCP-210-2 itself requires no special containment. It also cannot be moved. The site is guarded by SCP Foundation personnel as well as a rotating mix of US, Italian, and NATO soldiers, none of whom are aware of its significance. Foundation personnel travel to and from the site very often and their true numbers are carefully hidden from the soldiers and usually from personnel below clearance level 3. Description SCP-210-2 designates an area of tunnels in the Dolomites Mountains near Aviano, Italy. The site is close to the Church of St. Gregory and Aviano Air Force Base is also nearby. The tunnels are filled with carved stone coffins. One coffin in particular has unusual properties and some portion of the tunnels is also involved. The carvings in the tunnels appear very old and a fairly good workmanship. History After 1948, US operatives in Italy participating in Operation Gladio began receiving word of unusual activities at the site. In 1954, Aviano Air Base was turned over to NATO. On February 22, 1955, Foundation operatives found a series of tunnels carved into the mountains. They appeared to be catacombs, tunnels for storing the dead. Archaeological research into their construction has yielded contradictory results. The tunnels were being used as a hideout by a terrorist cult. All members of the cult were killed or taken into custody. The cult appeared to be less mentally stable than most such organizations, but otherwise unremarkable. However, details turned up during the operation prompted further investigation. Once the nature and abilities of the site were determined, it became one of the most used and visited objects under Foundation care. Function As previously stated, one and only one coffin in the tunnels has unusual properties. If a living person is placed into the coffin and it is closed, the following sequence of events occurs. Within 15 minutes, the occupant falls asleep. The occupant will fall asleep under any circumstances, such as but not limited to being in the middle of a claustrophobic fit or being given amounts of caffeine and amphetamines close to causing an overdose. The occupant sleeps for one to two hours. Opening the coffin during this time usually results in the death of the occupant and no further results. The occupant wakes up, feeling well rested. The occupant will not fall asleep until the coffin is opened again. The possibility of sleep deprivation research has been advanced, but not yet implemented. Within 24 hours, a person will be found within the tunnels who is a duplicate or clone of the occupant. No attempts to find the origin of the clone within the tunnels have ever been successful. The clone invariably finds its way to the coffin, though it usually appears to be wandering aimlessly. Clones created by the coffin appear in all physical respects to be identical to their originals, though dressed in tattered rags of unknown origin. Man-made objects are not duplicated. The cloning process is not recommended for occupants with tooth fillings or pacemakers. Clones appear to possess the same lifespan and medical conditions as their originals. The most unusual aspect of a clone is its mind. Clones appear to be victims of global retrograde amnesia. Languages are retained, along with most physical skills. While clones cannot remember any people or events, they appear to retain their ethical beliefs and loyalties, and thus can usually be quickly re-endoctrinated into Foundation personnel. Security procedures must be retrained, but combat and weapon skills are preserved. Some clones demonstrate retention of computer and interrogation skills as well. Many Foundation personnel have been cloned with SCP-222, providing a loyal workforce for Foundation initiatives. It is one of our most obviously useful items. Addendum, Document Number SCP-12 Indoctrination Issues Lieutenant Man's clone was brought to a mock-up KGB Indoctrination Center, where he was brainwashed into becoming a KGB spy. He was a native of the USSR, so this was considered a useful test of a clone's attitudes. The clone eventually rebelled against the brainwashing, and was prepared to die rather than submit. At that point, the training exercise was ended, and he was welcomed as a loyal Foundation member. However, his clone was given a standard indoctrination, but it rebelled, and proclaimed allegiance to an Afghan terrorist group. It was terminated, and questioning of the original subject revealed that the beliefs had been accurately copied. Addendum, Document Number SCP-222-13 Call for Clone Psychiatric and Sociological Analysis General V maintains that cloned personnel display behavior patterns and habits that cannot be accounted for by simple amnesia. He cites a statistically significant higher incidence of mental illness, particularly homicidal tendencies, among clones when compared to original personnel. Addendum, Document Number SCP-222-14 Second Generation Clones Clones made themselves be cloned, though records show this has only been performed twice. The second generation clones were observed to have marked mental differences. Both were resistant to indoctrination, and Foundation Psychiatrists returned a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder. However, intelligence and mental ability were measured at equal two or greater than the original clones, or even the originals. Further investigation is warranted. Addendum, Document Number SCP-222-15 Clone Decks Is called for an effort to catalog all clones in Foundation Employee, and the verification of the locations of each of them, as there appear to be consistent reports that the Foundation has more personnel than is recorded. Addendum, Document Number SCP-222-17 Clone Approval Orders By order of O5-2, all cloning activities must be recorded with a work order, and must be approved by non-cloned personnel of at least clearance 4. Addendum, Document Number SCP-222-21 Clone Visual Identification As a result of the nearly successful site takeover attempt by the Clone of General wherein data expunged, all current and future clones are to be tattooed on the forehead and back of both hands with a simple C. This should negate the possibility of a clone impersonating its original for nefarious purposes. Item Number SCP-406 Object Class Euclid Special Containment Procedures Task Force Tau-6 are assigned to monitor SCP-406 and process SCP-406-1 instances. They are to be based in a converted small industrial unit at a nearby industrial park behind a foundation front company, Simon's Carpet Paradise. The emergence point and western entrance of SCP-406 are to be monitored via closed-circuit television cameras. Concealed lighting and infrared sensors are to be fitted to detect and illuminate emerging SCP-406-1 instances. An emergency clothing, non-perishable food, and basic first aid supplies are to be concealed behind false brickwork on the opposite wall. Two-way audio communication is to be enabled via concealed microphones and speakers between Tau-6 and the emergence point to guide and instruct SCP-406-1 instances and to wake them if necessary. The gate at the open western entrance is to be kept locked. Trespassers are to be monitored and are to be detained and administered amnestics if they witness an SCP-406-1 instance. SCP-406-1 instances are to be retrieved by members of Tau-6 and taken to sector 25, debriefed, administered amnestics, then escorted to their point of origin. Fabricated cover stories and or amnestics are to be used to explain the absence of SCP-406-1 instances. All SCP-406-1 instances are to be logged and remotely monitored for a period of five years, previously 20, and detained if any anomalous properties become apparent. A proposal for covert monitoring of residents of the origin area to prevent a reduced disappearance of end frequency is currently under review. Description SCP-406 is a 228 meter long disused railway tunnel in Kregelstone, England. The eastern entrance has been infilled and is inaccessible. The western entrance is blocked by a metal fence with a locked gate. SCP-406-1 are persons who emerge via unknown means through the inner northern wall of SCP-406 at a point 15.3 meters from the closed end of the tunnel. SCP-406-1 instances are invariably initially asleep and walking upright, but most instances wake up naturally shortly after their appearance, usually due to the sudden shock of the cold air within the tunnel. Initial inspection and testing of the emergent's point was unable to identify any anomalous effects. Further testing of the emergent's point is prohibited until further notice. SCP-406's first known anomalous event on record was in December 1981, when the naked body of Mr. W24 was found within the tunnel, having died of head injuries and exposure after apparently tripping and falling within the tunnel. A tattoo was identified and later matched against a missing person's report in Illinois, USA. A subsequent instance of SCP-406-1 was recovered alive in February 1982, Ms. W8, and the anomalous nature of the tunnel became apparent. The foundation became aware of SCP-406 at this point and established initial containment procedures. All instances of SCP-406-1 to date have originated in the rough geographical area of Douglas County, Illinois, and a small portion of the southern end of Champaign County, Illinois, and appeared within SCP-406 shortly after falling asleep. Instances of SCP-406-1 do not report abnormal histories of sleepwalking. To date, no attempt to witness or record the disappearance of an SCP-406-1 instance from their origin point has been successful. Current conjecture suggests that a disappearance will not occur unless unobserved. No SCP-406-1 has yet to report any memories of their time between falling asleep and waking with an SCP-406, and no attempt to recover memories has yet been successful. To date, instances of SCP-406-1 have been recovered. SCP-406-1 instances are not known to be anomalous. No individual SCP-406-1 instance has appeared more than once. Document SCP-406-A. On August 14, 1989, at 1732 GMT, an emergency event occurred during exploratory drilling of the materials of the wall at the emergency point. Despite immediate medical intervention, Mrs. SCP-76 died at the scene. She was not known to have had any living relatives, and staff at the nursing home where she resided were administered amnestics and a cover story, heart failure. The foundation technician who was manning the drill at the time also requested amnestics. This was denied. A leave of absence was granted. Item number SCP-452 Object Class Euclid Special Containment Procedures SCP-452 specimens are contained in a 5 meter by 5 meter isolation chamber at site Specimens should be fed live insects, preferably crickets or mealworms, but other harmless insects are viable at least once a week, and regular observation should be maintained to ensure the health of the specimens. Personnel tasked with maintenance of SCP-452 should wear sealed suits at all times while inside SCP-452's containment. Experimentation on SCP-452 may be performed with permission from at least one Level 4 personnel, provided all safety requirements and regulations are observed. Specimens taken out of primary containment should be kept inside the specially prepared portable terrariums designated for safe use with SCP-452. Exposure of personnel to the effects of SCP-452 should only be performed in isolation chambers for easy recovery of SCP-452 specimens after exposure. Description SCP-452 is a colony of Latrodectis Hesperus, the western American Black Widow, physically indistinguishable from normal spiders of its kind. SCP-452 has a preference to spin webs near areas where humans sleep, and when allowed to freely roam, will attempt to relocate if no humans sleep near its web for extended periods of over a week. When a sleeping human subject within 5 meters of an SCP-452 web enters rapid eye movement, or REM sleep, SCP-452 suppresses the subject's ability to dream, even in subjects with chronic dreams and or nightmares. Subjects Upon waking, generally report having had restful sleep, though several subjects have also reported feeling unusual, like they are missing something. Furthermore, if a specimen used in this manner bites any human within approximately one week from the initial event, the bitten subject will suffer vivid hallucinations, in addition to the normal effects of spider venom. SCP-452 was recovered from following intercepted hospital reports of anomalous visions, experienced by spider bite victims, after which a Foundation containment team was dispatched. Experiment Log 452-1 Date, Expunged Source, D21017, Female Caucasian, 29 years old. Subject, D21020, Male Hispanic, 31 years old. Procedure, specimen of SCP-452 in sealed terrarium placed near bed of source for one week, then subject exposed to specimen, resulting in subject being bitten, anti-venom administered to mitigate physical effects. Details Source confirms no recollection of dreaming during the week, despite a history of recurring dreams. Subject immediately experienced vivid hallucinations for approximately 11 minutes. Upon returning to normal, described hallucinations with great detail. Source later questioned and confirmed that the described hallucination matched the description of source's recurring dream. Date, Expunged Source, D210389, Male African American, 48 years old. Subject, D210395, Male Caucasian, 26 years old. Procedure, source selected due to known diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, as a result of combat experiences and data expunged. Subject confirmed to have no military experience or interest. Details, source confirms no recollection of dreaming during the week, despite previously having recurring nightmares. Upon being bitten, subject experiences vivid hallucinations and is restrained after beginning to scream and thrash. After returning to normal after approximately 14 minutes, subject describes hallucinations as being in a combat zone while data expunged, the bodies of data expunged. Several details given matched that of standard combat procedures, as corroborated by source, which subject had no previous knowledge of. Item number, SCP-474. Object Class, Euclid. Special Containment Procedures. Portions of SCP-474, which exist inside a physical space, are secured within foundation-made pill bottles. Bottles are stored inside a locked medicine cabinet, itself located within an anomaly storage vault. All non-hazardous recordings of SCP-474 audio are on the research team's shared hard drive space, with any cognitohazardous audio being stored on a secure server with restricted access. Foundation personnel embedded in educational systems are to encourage zero-tolerance drug policies on college campuses in order to maximize the possibility of SCP-474 instances being discovered. Agents under the cover of being law enforcement agencies are to seize these whenever possible and destroy them, if deemed unrecoverable. Description. SCP-474 denominates pills, produced for non-medicinal purposes by Alex Silva University, in apparent collaboration with the O'Neary Collective. Each occurrence of SCP-474 is blue, and analysis has shown it to be chemically identical to generic sugar-based placebo pills. One ingested, SCP-474 will affect the consumer until the next time they enter REM sleep. Audio broadcast from Alex Silva University will begin playing through their mouths, consisting of station breaks and notes associated with that campus' radio station. This spoken word programming will be in the subject's native language, with mute subjects mouthing words and DHH individuals enunciating as they would attempting speech normally. Although music is frequently referenced, it has not been broadcast audibly. Affected individuals who remember their dreams will report them as having a heavy musical theme. Dreamers, even musicians, have been unable to replicate the sounds they heard, but have universally described that as some variation of trippy. The speaker within Alex Silva appears to have some connection with the individuals they broadcast through, as multiple subjects tuned into the station in their dreams will have identical muscle contractions and eye movement while being affected. See Addendum 474-B for more information. SCP-474 was discovered after a local broadcast news station and aired a story about a drug craze at a local community college campus. 65 instances of SCP-474 were recovered from various members of the student body. Since then, approximately 50 caches of SCP-474 are recovered annually from various college and university campuses in North Africa, North America, Europe, Eurasia, Oceania, and Australia. Foundation personnel working on SCP-474 who receive recruitment literature from Alex Silva University in their dreams are to report to their supervisors immediately upon waking. Addendum 474-A Documentation associated with SCP-474 Alex Silva University proudly proclaims another triumph in their successful working relationship with the O'Haniri Collective Educational Animus, a method for mentally crowded students to let airwaves flow into their ears and put to good use that time which is wasted sleeping. University elders pray to the gods that this provides an outlet for student stress and as there are no known side effects mixing with other school-sponsored narcotics, it can be acquired from any nurse station. Alex Silva University staff O'Haniri Dreams of Radio Eat a pill before dream time Enjoy dream programming Advertising is provided for those in the waking world Don't mind them Keep rocking the dream Addendum 474-B Testing Logs of SCP-474 Audio Phenomenon Subject Intake D0327 Two SCP-474 pills prior to sleeping Result Play Recorded File DJ Ote here with VVAUR, Alex Silva University 21-8 BCFM Radio with a reason Reminder that the Visigoths will engage the Eastside Ostregoths tonight in gladiatorial combat It's the last chance to run for Student Bonnie Senate, Consul, or Tribune election so if you're interested be sure to register. Now for a wonderful selection of Hannibal and the Baraka-Rakas End of recording Note Subject reported dreaming of roaming swamps on an elephant while dancing while tearing their eyes out which was reported as enjoyable Subject Intake D0327 Two SCP-474 pills prior to sleeping Result Play Recorded File DJ Ote here with VVAUR, Alex Silva University 21-8 BCFM Radio with a reason Vicerocleum Detention tonight for you know who Be there before sundown Drug dispensary from the nurse opens in the morning And the first debates of the Tribunate election are going to be in the forum tonight Gonna leave you off with a wonderful sampling of the Etruscan Way Hey Hey End of recording Note Subject noted songs in an incomprehensible language sung to them as they explored a hilly area before waking up when a storm began forming above them Subject Intake D0327 Two SCP-474 pills prior to sleeping Result Play Recorded File Just wanted to remind everybody that tryouts for the Visigoth Practice Squad are tonight Bring your own armor as none will be provided In the morning you can pick up your chariot decals for those of you who paid in advance And the last day to drop classes is approaching so check with your tutors that all is well in the house of grade book End of recording Note Subject was not able to remember their dreams Subject Intake D0327 Two SCP-474 pills prior to sleeping Result Play Recorded File Hey everybody, DJ Ote here with some consular election announcements I'm contractually obliged to read First one's up from Polybus Maximus who pledges to clean up the streets and the tutor sheets Vote P for console Then we got his opponent Tacitor who says you won't have to quote laws with your sword T for console Tacitor, the candidate of men with soft swords and hard heads Coming up we got springtime for Caesar in the Romulus Orchestra Band Come on right at ya End of recording Note Last known broadcast of DJ Ote Real name believed to be Polybus Maximus Subject Intake D0412 Two SCP-474 pills prior to sleeping Result This is DJ Livia's VVAUR Alexava Reason radio I'm saddened today to report the passing of our friend DJ Ote His chariot had been found with slashed tires and a larger brick was dropped on his horse Ote's body has not been found however most of his blood was For any who may be listening we here at VVAUR beg you not to act out against citizens Even those who speak out of turn End of recording Note The following note was regurgitated by D0412 following the conclusion of the test Although these are rainy days for all those who love peace on campus The threat of political violence will not prevent the normal carrying out of campus activities The announcement of consular election results will be announced on the campus forum Simultaneously, funeral services to those who perished due to violence against citizens Will be held on the adjacent green Beloved campus figure Polybus Maximus will be put to rest Along campus manable security will be present To prevent any violence between those groups So please feel free to safely attend either event Alexava University staff Subject Intake D0412 Two SCP-474 pills prior to sleeping Result After several hours of dead air emanating from D0412's mouth Along with distant sounds of human screams and mayhem An individual believed to be Maximus Thrax The captain of the Visigoth Gladiators Combat Sport Team Enter the station and proclaimed this message If anyone listens to this Thrax your team captain commands your attention The university is burning It's the action It's actions like this that remind me why I picked up the sword Call for help Cowards chance to cut down political types don't come every moon Let's go home carrying our shields or carried in them End of recording Note shortly after the broadcast ended D0412 spontaneously suffered dozens of simultaneous spear wounds Testing has been suspended until a cost-benefit analysis of potential D-class resources being lost can be performed Item number SCP-480 Object Class Euclid Special Containment Procedures Site-415 Located 142 kilometers south-south-west of Wyoming, United States has been constructed at the location of SCP-480's recovery It is to be used exclusively for its containment SCP-480 is to be monitored constantly for indicator signs of an impending fluctuation event SCP-480 is contained in a Type III standard observation chamber Retrofitted with an early warning system consisting of a spectrum Of electromagnetic radiation sensors Workstations and research staff are to be situated a minimum distance of 25 meters From the observed center of SCP-480 In the event of a likely significant expansion of the area of SCP-480 A D-class subject is to be immediately prepared and secured in the observation anti-chamber Located next to the primary containment unit Addendum 28 Mike To address concerns raised by research staff A memetic passphrase system has been instituted To confirm that personnel are not currently under the effects of SCP-480 All personnel completing a shift at Site-415 Must undergo memetic reality confirmation protocols prior to being signed out Description SCP-480 is a localized electromagnetic field generated by an unseen and as yet unknown source Capable of inducing substantial changes to human consciousness and physiology Wall size and strength of the electromagnetic field fluctuate constantly SCP-480 typically occupies a space of approximately 450 meters cubed And usually is observed to be between 2.4T and 4.6T SCP-480 is capable however of contracting and expanding substantially It has been documented at minimums of 38.1 Mu T And 18 meters cubed And maximum values of 14.9T and 792 meters cubed Although SCP-480 is 62% more likely to experience a major fluctuation event If no sapient organism is present within its area of effect These events can occur at any time Regardless of persons or materials present within SCP-480 When a sapient organism is introduced into the area of SCP-480 It will undergo radical changes in sensory perception and mental function Subjects placed in SCP-480 experience a mental state similar to dreaming during REM sleep And become mostly unresponsive to outside stimuli In this state, subjects experience the perception of a recurring period of time Either a recent event or a time perceived to be in the near future Each reoccurrence begins in the same manner For instance, if a subject finds themselves driving a car upon a particular section of highway at the beginning of a recurrence They will always find themselves engaging in the same activity in each successive iteration thereof However, subsequent events will differ in each successive scenario experienced by the subject Each recurrence experienced by those within SCP-480 Consists of an event or series of events that will cause heightened sensations of existential dread And or terror in the subject Some recurrences end with the subject's perceived death While others conclude with the subject simply losing consciousness due to unknown means Regardless of the means by which recurrences end The scenario experienced by the subject restarts in the exact same manner Subjects apparently do not retain any memory of previous recurrence iterations Subjects will continue to experience the effects of SCP-480 as long as they remain within its area Because of the nature of SCP-480's influence Subjects exhibit acute unremitting signs of increased stress levels While remaining within the electromagnetic field Invariably leading to deleterious physiological effects Removal of affected individuals from SCP-480 Has invariably resulted in spontaneous cerebral hemorrhaging in subjects Usually occurring in the brainstem causing brain death within minutes Addendum 481 Research Protocol Update 480-T.78 Modality of Test Subject Preparation In consultation with the Behavioral Psychology Office and Directorate of Neurology The following protocols are to be observed for the preparation of SCP-480 potential test subjects Note that a minimum of five fully prepared potential test subjects are to be maintained at Site-415 In addition to the standard D-Class incoming psychological profile For test subjects routed to Site-415 A supplemental form, Form 480-T.8 Is to be filled out by the sector supervising psychiatrist Detailing modified Lagrand unconscious cognition scores Linguistic aptitude And the results of a full phobia spectrum analysis Upon arrival All D-Class serving as potential test subjects must have vocal folds surgically disabled Potential test subjects are to be enrolled in an intensive Morse code training course All requests made by potential test subjects E.g. food, water, any other necessities Will only be fulfilled after a correct request given in Morse code By tapping an index finger against any of the multiple purpose built sensors throughout the holding facility Test subjects will be required to maintain a record of their dreams Recorded in Morse code signals A regimen of steadily increasing doses of psychotropic drugs is to be prescribed in order to facilitate a more varied and stimulating dream state As supervised by the Site-415 physician Concurrent to language and dream transcription regimens Potential subjects are additionally required to undergo mental conditioning designed to maintain self-awareness and conscious thought throughout the sleep cycle Especially during REM sleep A test subject is deemed fully prepared when able to demonstrate the ability to communicate the events of the dream state they are experiencing Through the established Morse code finger tap modality In 90% of attempted observations Testing is determined that potential test subjects demonstrating this proficiency will have an approximate 75% success rate In communicating to researchers during an SCP-480 event Senior researcher E. Moore Addendum 482 To all Site-415 staff In regard to the procedural inquiry after Incident 480-14 and the loss of Dr. Herrera The Site-415 Ethics Committee has, by a vote of 4-3, adopted the staff recommendation that Foundation personnel affected by SCP-480 be maintained as test subjects for the duration of continued life function While the effects of SCP-480 are undeniably distressing for those observing former co-workers The correlation between presence of test subjects and reduced instances of containment breaches requires that personnel who would be lost to the Foundation in any subsequent scenario be employed to reduce risk to unaffected staff For record keeping purposes personnel who are affected by SCP-480 are to be immediately considered deceased Addendum 483 Recorded results of SCP-480 events Incident Incident 483 Subject D-8-4-11-6 Description First scenario consists of subject describing being held in Site-415 per standard routine No other personnel or test subjects are present in Site-415 Subject describes being stalked by an invisible presence losing consciousness as cell door opens Variations as recurrence occurs consistently feature an undescribed predatory presence and include subject being held directly in SCP-480's containment chamber being held in a ventilation shaft and being held in a lightless, presumably wooden box Length of time before expiration of subject Eight weeks Three days Four hours Incident Incident 485 Subject D-06-5-18 Description Initial scenario consists of D-06-5-18 at Sector-18 Processing Center prior to assignment to Site-415 Instead of being transferred to Site-415 D-06-5-18 is instead routed to an unrecognized facility In each recurring scenario, subject is restrained and subjected to various surgical procedures Documented instances include removal of facial epidermis Amputation of legs Removal of internal organs And controlled application of caustic chemicals All apparently done without anesthesia Length of time before expiration of subject Three weeks One day Seventeen hours Incident Incident 481 Subject Researcher Reorden Description Unknown Length of time before expiration of subject Fifteen weeks Six days Two hours Incident Incident 485 Subject D-39147 Description Subject describes being prepared to enter observation chamber in anticipation of SCP-480 fluctuation event Each recurrence consists of waiting for a length of time for SCP-480 to encompass test subject With research staff communicating to test subject that SCP-480 event is imminent Time lengths for each recurrence estimated at five minutes Forty-five minutes Three hours And two days before communication ceases Presumption is that each recurrence consisted of a longer waiting time prior to perceived SCP-480 event Length of time before expiration of subject Twelve weeks Five days Twenty-one hours Incident Incident 480-19 Subject Researcher Moore Description Unknown Length of time before expiration of subject Thirty-one weeks Six days Seventeen hours Lesson complete To continue with your orientation training Subscribe to SCP orientation right now And make sure you don't miss any of our upcoming videos